A day later, the Datong General Military Mansion, the Datong Prefect's Yamen, and the Datong Xuanfu Yamen...... A notice issued jointly was like a gust of wind, quickly spreading throughout the territory of Datong Prefecture.

As Wang Yuanwai said, for many gentry and landlords in Datong Mansion, a large amount of wasted land in their hands is a piece of tasteless chicken ribs. Because no one knows how long the drought that has lasted for so many years will continue, and how long it will take for the land that I have taken from the people with grain and money to be harvested and the cost will be recovered, even if the cost is very low......

Therefore, when the news spread that the General Military Office had decided to redeem these lands with silver, these gentry and landlords, who regarded the wasted land as chicken ribs, became a sensation.

Because, this decision not only helped them solve the chicken ribs in their hands, but also made them a lot of money, and the investment a few years ago was not in vain......

The Zhang family, located in Datong City, as one of the top gentry in Datong Prefecture, not only has a huge number of commercial networks, but also owns a very large amount of land.

As the drought continued, a large number of people had to embark on the road of selling land for grain, and the amount of land owned by the Zhang family has suddenly increased from 20,000 mu three years ago to 100,000 mu today.

It would have been a very happy thing to have more land, but I thought that the continuous drought would not only cost me a lot of silver taels every year to cultivate these lands, but there would be no profit.

100,000 acres of land is no longer a hen that can lay golden eggs, but a bottomless pit that cannot be filled with silver.

Now, with this notice, Mr. Zhang immediately realized. This is a great opportunity to deal with the chicken ribs yourself. And that's not all. You can also make a lot of money with this land. Use the money you earn to do other businesses and earn more silver.

Therefore, after seeing the notice, Mr. Zhang's first thought was to immediately take the title deed and exchange the General Military Mansion for silver......

However, he did not ignore the two sons sitting in front of him. With the nature of the examination school, he asked, "What do you two think?" ”

The boss who sat first at the bottom replied first: "Father, according to the redemption price proposed by the General Military Office, we have 80,000 acres of wasteland. You can sell it for forty thousand taels of silver. When we bought the land, it cost less than 10,000 taels. In this way, it took us less than three years to earn several times as much silver. Such a great opportunity, we must not let it go......"

Seeing his father's silent nod, the eldest son continued to analyze......

"In addition to earning a large sum of silver, there is another important reason that forces us to trade with the General Military Mansion and hand over the wasted land in our hands."

Old Man Zhang's brows furrowed, and he asked thoughtfully, "Tell me your reason......

After getting his father's approval. The boss didn't answer immediately, but first spread the notice sent back by the servant on the table. Then, pointing to the last signature of the notice.

"Father, look at the signature of this notice. There is not only the General Military Office, but also the Prefect and the Propaganda and Support Embassy. If we cling to the land in our hands, we will offend all three yamen at once. ”

"Our Zhang family is one of the best families in Datong Mansion, and after offending three yamen at one time, we will be the first to be retaliated against. Because, only by taking revenge on us, can these three yamen really cook and make an example of chickens. ”

"Second, most of our Zhou family's industries are in Datong Mansion. It is conceivable that if we offend the three yamen at once, what kind of blows and suppression will be dealt to these industries located in Datong Mansion. When the time comes, the loss of silver will not be tens of thousands, but tens of thousands, or even more than 100,000 ......."

Just when Old Man Zhang had already shown an expression of approval on his face, the second child suddenly spoke.

shouted at the boss and retorted, "Father, I don't agree with the eldest brother's idea......"

Seeing that the old man motioned for himself to continue, the second child, who rarely had such an opportunity, quickly got up from his seat and replied: "Father, eldest brother, the purpose of Zhang Yuan's visit to our Zhang Mansion in the east of the city last night was to make us reject the redemption plan proposed by the General Military Mansion. If we sell the land in our hands to the General Military Mansion according to the advice of the eldest brother, won't we offend the officials in the capital behind Wang Yuanwai? ”

"No matter how big the official of the chief soldier is, is it bigger than the official in the capital? So I think we'd rather offend the chief soldier than the officials in the capital......"

In this era of imperial power, the influence of the imperial court in the hearts of the people is absolutely unprecedented. Even if Old Man Zhang had millions of family fortunes in his hands, he did not dare to offend the government and the court in the slightest.

Therefore, after hearing the words of the capital official, Old Man Zhang almost subconsciously showed a jealous expression on his face.

At this time, the boss spoke again.

With a smile on his face, he replied: "Father, I think the second brother is too worried......

"There are several reasons why I say that."

"First, whether the secret letter that Wang Yuanwai showed us yesterday is true, and whether the official in the capital in his mouth is also true. As far as I know, his Wang family has not even produced a showman, and he doesn't even know many people in the local government, let alone the big officials in the capital. Therefore, I don't think what Wang Yuanwai said to us yesterday has much credibility. ”

"Of course, even if the letter that Wang Yuanwai showed us is true, the big official in his mouth is not as big as we imagined......"

"Second, let's make another assumption, even if what Wang Yuanwai said is true, we can't offend the General Military Mansion and the prefect's yamen."

"I don't know if the second brother has heard a word, the county official is not as good as the current management, as long as we are in Datong Mansion for one day, we can't offend the two yamen of Datong General Military Mansion and Datong Prefect. As for the official of the capital outside the mouth of the king, he is too far away from us, and in terms of the strength and status of our Zhang family, they will not even look at it, let alone take revenge on us......"

"Third, this notice issued by the General Military Office has not only been seen by us, but also by the officials and gentry and people of the entire Datong Mansion. It is certain that even if our Zhang family clings to the land and does not let go, other officials and gentry landlords in Datong Mansion will trade with the General Military Mansion. In that case, why can't our Zhang Mansion follow the crowd? ”

"Fourthly, and finally, this plan of the General Military Office was made with the purpose of providing relief to the victims, and it gave us the gentry sufficient benefits. In this case, if we still don't support the General Military Mansion, how can our Zhang family gain a foothold in Datong Mansion in the future. ”

"When the time comes, a hat that is selfish and doesn't care about the lives of the homeless will definitely be put on the head of our Zhang Mansion." (To be continued......)